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| title = Pathogen Resistance | | title = Pathogen Resistance | ||
| image = pathogen_resistance.png | | image = pathogen_resistance.png | ||
− | | titletext = We're not trapped in here with the coronavirus. The coronavirus is trapped in here with us. | + | | titletext = We're not not trapped in here with the coronavirus. The coronavirus is trapped in here with us. |
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | This comic is the 13th comic in a row in a [[:Category:COVID-19|series of comics]] | + | {{incomplete|Created by a WORRIED BACTERIOPHAGE. Please mention here why this explanation isn't complete. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} |
+ | This comic is the 13th comic in a row in a [[:Category:COVID-19|series of comics]] about the {{w|2019–20 coronavirus outbreak|2020 pandemic}} of the {{w|coronavirus}} - {{w|SARS-CoV-2}}. | ||
− | Rather than expressing humanity's fears and pessimism about the pandemic, this strip anthropomorphizes some of the pathogens which afflict humanity and presents ''their'' fears and pessimism about possibly going extinct. This serves as a roundabout way of expressing hope and wonder at the ingenuity and tenacity of humans in the face of diseases past (with water sanitation, mosquito netting, and condoms) and present (with the power of social distancing and {{w|Gloria Gaynor}}'s hit song ''{{w|I Will Survive}}''). Gaynor recorded [https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/12/entertainment/coronavirus-gloria-gaynor-i-will-survive-trnd/index.html a video of herself washing her hands] for 20 seconds | + | Rather than expressing humanity's fears and pessimism about the pandemic, this strip anthropomorphizes some of the pathogens which afflict humanity (a {{w|bacteriophage}}, a {{w|coccus}}-shaped bacterium, and a {{w|protozoan}} (a caricature of a {{w|ciliate}})) and presents ''their'' fears and pessimism about possibly going extinct. This serves as a roundabout way of expressing hope and wonder at the ingenuity and tenacity of humans in the face of diseases past (with water sanitation, mosquito netting, and condoms) and present (with the power of social distancing and {{w|Gloria Gaynor}}'s hit song ''{{w|I Will Survive}}''). Gaynor recorded [https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/12/entertainment/coronavirus-gloria-gaynor-i-will-survive-trnd/index.html a video of herself washing her hands] for 20 seconds to the background of her hit song. |
− | The | + | The comic humorously considers pasta as an essential part of human's fight against coronavirus. Pasta is an example of a dried food that can last a long time, if the orders to stay indoors continue. However, not every culture consumes or likes pasta. |
− | + | The title text reverts to the point of view of humans and references a famous line from the graphic novel ''{{w|Watchmen}}'', where [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rorschach_(character) Rorschach], whilst in prison and surrounded by enemies who want to kill him proclaims: "I'm not locked up in here with YOU. You're locked up in here with ME." | |
− | + | ==Transcript== | |
− | + | {{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | |
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− | + | [A small colony of coccus bacteria, a bacteriophage, and a protozoan are floating together.] | |
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:Bacteriophage: I'm worried about humans developing resistance to us. | :Bacteriophage: I'm worried about humans developing resistance to us. | ||
:Bacteriophage: Using pasta. | :Bacteriophage: Using pasta. | ||
− | + | [Cutaway to macrophages and antibodies chasing three protozoans. One protozoan is already covered in antibodies.] | |
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:Bacteriophage (narrating): The human immune system is a nightmare. | :Bacteriophage (narrating): The human immune system is a nightmare. | ||
:Bacteriophage (narrating): It's the worst. | :Bacteriophage (narrating): It's the worst. | ||
:Bacteriophage (narrating): It's the scariest thing in the universe. | :Bacteriophage (narrating): It's the scariest thing in the universe. | ||
− | :Macrophage: ''Who wants a | + | :Macrophage: ''Who wants a HUUGGG'' |
− | :Antibody-covered | + | :Antibody-covered protozoan: ''Nooo!'' |
− | + | [Close-up on bacteriophage] | |
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:Bacteriophage: We can only survive by staying ahead of it. Keep jumping from person to person, keep mutating and evolving. | :Bacteriophage: We can only survive by staying ahead of it. Keep jumping from person to person, keep mutating and evolving. | ||
:Bacteriophage: But now humans are adapting too fast. | :Bacteriophage: But now humans are adapting too fast. | ||
− | + | [Water pipes. A mosquito net with a bed under it. An unopened condom package.] | |
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:Bacteriophage (narrating): We spread through their water. They built pipes. | :Bacteriophage (narrating): We spread through their water. They built pipes. | ||
:Bacteriophage (narrating): We used mosquitoes. They put out nets and poison everywhere. | :Bacteriophage (narrating): We used mosquitoes. They put out nets and poison everywhere. | ||
:Bacteriophage (narrating): We spread through sex, and suddenly they all had these plastic things. | :Bacteriophage (narrating): We spread through sex, and suddenly they all had these plastic things. | ||
− | + | [Depictions of coronavirus with spikes. Hairbun and Cueball shaking hands, with droplets spraying from both their mouths.] | |
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:Bacteriophage (narrating): This time, we really thought we had them. | :Bacteriophage (narrating): This time, we really thought we had them. | ||
:Bacteriophage (narrating): One of us got good at transmission through everyday contact. | :Bacteriophage (narrating): One of us got good at transmission through everyday contact. | ||
− | + | [A row of 4 sets of human lungs, the first with several black dots, the second and third with increasing black parts, the fourth completely filled with black. A graph showing exponential growth.] | |
− | + | :Bacteriophage (narrating): It was great. We were tearing through lungs, spreading like wildfire. | |
− | :Bacteriophage ( | + | :Voice offscreen: Hooray! |
− | :Voice | + | :Voice 2 offscreen: I ''hate'' lungs. |
− | :Voice 2 | + | [Close-up of bacteriophage "head".] |
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:Bacteriophage: Then, all of a sudden, humans everywhere just...''stopped''. They stopped working, stopped seeing friends. | :Bacteriophage: Then, all of a sudden, humans everywhere just...''stopped''. They stopped working, stopped seeing friends. | ||
− | + | [Megan is sitting on a couch, watching a flat screen. Cueball is at a sink with a mirror, washing his hands. They are facing away from each other.] | |
− | + | :Voice offscreen: What are they ''doing''? | |
− | :Voice | + | :Voice 2 offscreen: Nothing! |
− | : | + | :Voice 2 offscreen: They're just sitting there in their houses washing their hands. |
− | : | + | [A single human in a empty room, surrounded by fallen droplets. Among the droplets is a coronavirus.] |
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:Bacteriophage (narrating): Suddenly humans became dead ends. We tried to jump from one to the next, but there's no one to jump to. | :Bacteriophage (narrating): Suddenly humans became dead ends. We tried to jump from one to the next, but there's no one to jump to. | ||
+ | :Bacteriophage (narrating): We can't escape. | ||
:Coronavirus: Help! | :Coronavirus: Help! | ||
− | + | [Coronaviruses, encroached on by macrophages and streams of antibodies.] | |
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:Bacteriophage (narrating): We're trapped in there with those ghastly immune systems. | :Bacteriophage (narrating): We're trapped in there with those ghastly immune systems. | ||
− | :Antibodies: '' | + | :Antibodies: ''IT'S HUUG TIIIIIME'' |
− | :Macrophage | + | :Macrophage: Come here for a HUUUG |
− | :Macrophage | + | :Macrophage: HUUUUGS |
− | + | [Coronaviruses covered in antibodies and surrounded by macrophages. Some of the macrophages are devouring viruses. Others contain broken-down remnants.] | |
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:Bacteriophage (narrating): Even if we win a fight, there's nowhere to go. | :Bacteriophage (narrating): Even if we win a fight, there's nowhere to go. | ||
− | :Macrophage | + | :Macrophage: HUUUUUUUGGSS |
− | :Macrophage | + | :Macrophage: HUUUUGS |
:Bacteriophage (narrating): By staying inside, humans have become resistant. | :Bacteriophage (narrating): By staying inside, humans have become resistant. | ||
− | + | [Back to the discussion between the coccus, the bacteriophage and the protozoan.] | |
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:Coccus bacteria: How could they evolve that fast? Humans take decades to reproduce! | :Coccus bacteria: How could they evolve that fast? Humans take decades to reproduce! | ||
:Bacteriophage: It's not evolution. It's something with their brains. | :Bacteriophage: It's not evolution. It's something with their brains. | ||
− | : | + | :Protozoan: I ''wondered'' what those were for! |
− | + | [Bacteriophage pointing to: Cueball and Megan looking at their phones; Megan and Cueball walking to the right; Megan and Cueball at separate sinks washing their hands.] | |
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:Bacteriophage: Humans started looking at their phones, talking, writing words, and making signs. A human named "Gloria Gaynor" filmed herself singing at her bathroom sink. | :Bacteriophage: Humans started looking at their phones, talking, writing words, and making signs. A human named "Gloria Gaynor" filmed herself singing at her bathroom sink. | ||
:Bacteriophage: And then they bought lots of pasta. | :Bacteriophage: And then they bought lots of pasta. | ||
:Bacteriophage: Then, around the world, they all went home and started washing their hands. | :Bacteriophage: Then, around the world, they all went home and started washing their hands. | ||
− | + | [Bacteriophage and protozoan.] | |
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:Bacteriophage: They saw what we were doing and changed their behavior to stop us. | :Bacteriophage: They saw what we were doing and changed their behavior to stop us. | ||
− | : | + | :Protozoan: Brains are the ''worst''. |
− | + | [Coccus, bacteriophage and protozoan.] | |
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:Coccus bacteria: It's not over, right? They can't sustain this. They must be bored and tired. | :Coccus bacteria: It's not over, right? They can't sustain this. They must be bored and tired. | ||
:Coccus bacteria: Will they give up? | :Coccus bacteria: Will they give up? | ||
:Bacteriophage: I don't know. They seem determined to protect each other. | :Bacteriophage: I don't know. They seem determined to protect each other. | ||
− | + | [Coccus, bacteriophage and protozoan.] | |
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:Bacteriophage: And | :Bacteriophage: And | ||
− | :Bacteriophage: They have a | + | :Bacteriophage: They have a ''lot'' of pasta. |
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
− | + | At the time of writing, the title text contains a typo in the form of a double negative "We are not not trapped..." | |
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Hairbun]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Hairbun]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring real people]] <!-- Gloria Gaynor --> | [[Category:Comics featuring real people]] <!-- Gloria Gaynor --> | ||
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